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Food Costs Diverge Across Argentina as Supermarket Basket Tops $769,000, Jujuy Updates Poverty Line

New provincial data underscore wide price gaps driven by logistics, tax burdens and local competition.

Precios alimentos góndolas supermercado inflación
Llenar el changuito cuesta diferente según la provincia
La proximidad a centros de distribución y a la competencia comercial bajan un poco la canasta en el AMBA.
El costo de la canasta básica alimentaria creció 3,3% en julio, según informó la Usina de Datos de la UNR.

Overview

  • An Analytica survey shows the monthly supermarket basket for a middle-class family reaches $769,319 in Santa Cruz versus $691,579 in Misiones, a gap above $75,000.
  • July saw the sharpest provincial increases in Jujuy (+3.9%) and in Catamarca and Corrientes (+2.5%), with Catamarca posting the largest absolute rise at roughly $34,000.
  • INDEC reports July’s Canasta Básica Alimentaria at $515,405 and the Canasta Básica Total at $1,149,353, with both benchmarks up 1.9% month over month.
  • Jujuy’s statistics agency (Dipec) sets July thresholds at $1,079,375 for the CBT and $481,515 for the CBA, reflecting monthly increases of 0.6% and 0.5%, respectively.
  • In Rosario, a UNR analysis finds the CBA and CBT rose 3.3% in July, led by higher prices for roots, tubers, vegetables and modest declines in sugars and dairy.